à la king

American  

[ah luh king, al-uh] / ˌɑ lə ˈkɪŋ, ˌæl ə /

adjective

1. (of cooked fowl, fish, etc.) diced and served in a cream sauce containing mushrooms, pimiento, or green pepper.

   chicken à la king.

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à la king British  

/ ɑː lɑː ˈkɪŋ, æ lə /

adjective

1. (usually postpositive) cooked in a cream sauce with mushrooms and green peppers

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Etymology

Origin of à la king

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

For years, CBS struggled to shake its prime-time sitcom formula to build shows around white men, a la “King of Queens,” “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Two and a Half Men.”

From Los Angeles Times

She branched out often with dishes such as chicken a la king and spaghetti and meatballs, but the food she made most often spoke to her Eastern European roots.

From Washington Post

The CBS host, who often broadcasts live on election night, invited a few special guests too: results analyst “Steve Clucknacki” and “John ‘Chicken a la’ King” — the avian version of MSNBC’s numbers whiz Steve Kornacki and CNN’s John King.

From Los Angeles Times

“One night it would be some sort of casserole, another might be something like chicken a la king, the next night could be meatloaf, which my dad loved. But I always loved when she made sizzling fish,” he says.

From Washington Post

Then I’ll process the whole thing and start the stock in the soup and make a turkey a la king or turkey tetrazzini, which are two of my favorite things to do with leftover turkey.

From Washington Post